Monthly Archives: March 2011

Purple

I’ve had my eye on this stall around the corner for a few weeks now. Behind the counter, the help are wearing purple outfits and serving up something that’s apparently pretty special.But what have they got that the purple-dressed workers … Continue reading

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Salt-free

Wang ayi, our housekeeper,  told me this morning that you can’t buy yan in Shanghai. I didn’t understand. Maybe she meant potassium iodide. I knew that there was a run on this yesterday from the Shanghai Daily, which my son … Continue reading

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